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Watership Down
- Author
- Richard Adams
- Narrator
- Peter Capaldi
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Publish Date
- 7 May 2019
- Run Time
- 17 hours 31 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
One of the most beloved novels of our time, Watership Down is an epic journey, a stirring tale of adventure, courage, and survival.
Fiver could sense danger. Something terrible was going to happen to the warren; he felt sure of it. They had to leave immediately. So begins a long and perilous journey of survival for a small band of rabbits.
As the rabbits skirt danger at every turn, we become acquainted with the band, its humorous characters, and its compelling culture, complete with its own folk history and mythos. Fiver’s vision finally leads them to Watership Down, an upland meadow. But here they face their most difficult challenges of all.
A stirring epic of courage and survival against the odds, Watership Down has become a beloved classic for all ages. Both an exciting adventure story and an involving allegory about freedom, ethics, and human nature, it has delighted generations with its unique and charming world, winning many awards and being adapted to film, television, and theater.
Critics Review
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“Capaldi delivers a riveting version of this wonderful classic. Winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award.”
AudioFile
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“Veteran character actor Peter Capaldi is the perfect choice to narrate…[and] recaptures the intimacy of being read to as a child…This is pure audiobook magic for any age.”
Seattle Times (audio review)
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“Marvelous…A powerful new vision of the great chain of being.”
New York Times Book Review
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“Spellbinding…A taut tale of suspense, hot pursuit, and derring-do.”
Chicago Tribune
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“If there is no place for Watership Down in children’s bookshops, then children’s literature is dead.”
The Economist (London)
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“A classic…A great book.”
Los Angeles Times
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Details
- Author
- Richard Adams
- Narrator
- Peter Capaldi
- Duration
- 17 hours 31 minutes
- Release Date
- 7 May 2019
- ISBN
- 9781982562700
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Classic fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Nature and animal stories, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Rodents and rabbits, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Fantasy
Synopsis
One of the most beloved novels of our time, Watership Down is an epic journey, a stirring tale of adventure, courage, and survival.Fiver could sense danger. Something terrible was going to happen to the warren; he felt sure of it. They had to leave immediately. So begins a long and perilous journey of survival for a small band of rabbits.As the rabbits skirt danger at every turn, we become acquainted with the band, its humorous characters, and its compelling culture, complete with its own folk history and mythos. Fiver’s vision finally leads them to Watership Down, an upland meadow. But here they face their most difficult challenges of all.A stirring epic of courage and survival against the odds, Watership Down has become a beloved classic for all ages. Both an exciting adventure story and an involving allegory about freedom, ethics, and human nature, it has delighted generations with its unique and charming world, winning many awards and being adapted to film, television, and theater.
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